LABOUR MP Clive Lewis pretended to shoot himself in the mouth while sitting on the Labour frontbench in the House of Commons, during the Finance Bill earlier today, sparking outrage.

Clive Lewis pretended to shoot himself in the House of Commons this afternoon, after his party colleague Annaliese Dodds was interrupted by a Tory MP during a debate. Footage shows Mr Lewis sat behind Ms Dodds, smiling before making a fake gun motion and pointing his fingers in his mouth, rocking back and forth on the frontbench. He then chuckled while looking aside towards a fellow Labour MP. Unaware of Mr Lewis' actions, Ms Dodds said: “I’m always delighted to hear from the member opposite.

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“However I have to say that, in this regard, when he talks about the tax cut measurement, he is talking about his Government’s tax cut measurement, not one that is universally accepted.”

Twitter users were outraged by the controversial action, with one writing: “The day after the male epidemic of suicide was highlighted as a part of #InternationalMensDay too. Beyond sickening.”

Another said: “Disgraceful, whatever side of the political debate you're from, this is unacceptable, he should be suspended from the #HOC @HoC_Speaker_MP @jeremycorbyn @theresa_may”.

A third added: “@labourlewis Dear oh dear Mr Lewis I think an immediate apology would be a starter.”

The Labour MP pretended to shoot himself during the Financial Bill earlier today (Image: Parliament TV)

One Twitter user described the action as "beyond sickening" (Image: Twitter/Tom Harwood)

Another user said it was "unacceptable" (Image: Twitter/Andy Snapes)

A fourth tweeted: “@labourlewis this is disgraceful.”

International Men’s Day, a day which focuses on men and boys’ mental health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models was held yesterday.

November is a month which celebrates men and brings awareness to issues which impact them.

The whole month of November is known as ‘Movember’ when men grow moustaches throughout the month, to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancers, as well as male mental health issues.

The official International Men’s day website encouraged those who support the day to take to social media using the hashtags #internationalmensday #celebratemen #menshealth #stopmalesuicide #thankamantoday.

According to International Men’s Day, the day highlights the issue of 76 percent of suicides being male, as well as 85 percent of homeless being male and 70 percent of homicide victims being male.

Warwick Marsh from Australia and coordinator for internationalmensday.com said: “Our mission this year is to highlight the positive value men bring to the world, their families and their communities.

“We have put the spotlight on positive role models to raise awareness of men’s health and well-being.”